St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-22
BASE BALL.
Failure TO Select the Eighth Club fOz
q Place in The National Ienpue

Failure to Select the Eighth CIub Sop
Place in The National League.
PITTsBURG. Pa, Feb. 21.-The special
committee appointed by the National Base
Ball league to decide which club should dis
band to make room for Pittsburg. and to
distribute the players of the disbanded club.
met at tina Monongahela house in this city
to-day. This committee is composed of
President Young, of the league, Spalding,
OF Chicago, and Day, of New York. The
question at issue was between the st. Louis
MarOons, Kansas City and INDIANAPOLIS.
The meeting was called for 10 o'clock this
morning. but did not convene until nearly
noon in compliance with request from the
indianapolis representatives for time to hear
from home. In addition to the members of
the committee, delegates from
THE THREE CITIES INTERESTED
were present as follows: A. j. Treat, Louis
Newburger and George M. Burcham, In
dianapols; r. J. Fine and William Stom-
berg, ST. Louis, and E. E. Menges. Kan
sas City. Shortly before 10 o'clock the
committee went into executive session, and
at the indianapolis delegates were before
the committee pleading their case. Preyi-
Gus to the meeting an effort was made to
get an expression from the members of the
committee, but they all refused to talk on
the subject. The magnates failed to de-
eide whether Indianapolis or Kansas CITY
shall I'LL the vacancy caused by the with
drawal of the ST. Louis Maroons.
after continuous session from noon
until 8 o'clock this evening.
The committee adjo urned without
reaching any conclusion to convene again
during the regular meeting of the league,
which takes place at the Fifth Avenue
hotel, New York, March Z. The announce
ment caused great disappointment among
the base ball lights who thronged the Mon
Songahela house this evening. 1t was fully
expected that something definite would be
done, and from the general expressions of
the delegates it was thought that Kansas
City would be the lucky club The COM
mittee, it seems, was favorably disposed to
the latter club, but emphatic kilograms from
the presidents of the Bostons, Washing
tons, Detroits and Philadelphias, instruct
ing them to vote for Indianapolis, prevented
them from making the selection. Mr..
Menges, representing the Cowboys" said
he was
PREPARED TO oUTBID
any money proposition made by the
"Hoosiers. to the extent of $5, 900, and he
was authorized to say that his club would
be willing to pay the railroad and other
expenses or the clubs to Kansas City from
st. Louis. The indianapolis representa-
tives. Messrs. Treat Newberger and Burn
ham. could only offer $40, 900 for the st.
Louis charter, but argued that their city
was much better located than Kansas City,
and they would agree to put stronger club
in the field. If allowed more time
they would probably be in a posi-
ton to offer a higher bid for the
franchise than had been DONE Both appli-
cants contended that if they purchased the
Maroons' franchise they should have all the
players. The committee then agreed to
defer definite action until the regular league
meeting, when all the clubs will have an
opportunity to vote on the question. The
delegates left for their homes tonight.
Before departing. President Day stated
that it would take $50, 900 at least to enter
the league, no matter which club was Sc.
lected